'Challenging membrane' researcher wins Tabor award
The language barrier: Daily struggles of an immigrant in science
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Water is the 2024 molecule of the year
The 54 nominees included proteins and protein complexes, RNAs, lipids, drugs and therapeutics, signaling mediators and more. ASBMB members cast their votes and determined the winner.
Seeking the sweet spot to beat a pig parasite
Researchers extracted, separated and tested glycans from the porcine whipworm in an effort to determine the best way to develop treatments and vaccines.
Gary Felsenfeld (1929–2024)
Three colleagues remember a researcher whose work at the NIH revealed the dynamic nature of chromatin and its role in gene expression and epigenetic regulation.
Radioactive drugs strike cancer with precision
The tumor-seeking radiopharmaceuticals are charting a new course in oncology, with promise for targeted treatments with fewer side effects.
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Animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years
Despite its widespread occurrence, scientists don’t yet know when or where this phenomenon first emerged, or its original function.
How to get the accommodations you need in grad school
Nathalie Weissman, an access specialist within the office of student life disability services at Ohio State University, answers some key questions.
Getting to the genetic basis of cardiovascular disease
Edwin G. Peña Martínez received a JBC Tabor award for associating the condition with mutations in noncoding sequences.
'I can do it without making a face'
Betty B. Tong describes the life lessons she learned 35 years ago as a Chinese graduate student in the U.S.
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Cardiolipin helps fruit flies take flight
Naushin Raheema
Researchers at New York University have found that this long-lived phospholipid may underlie the insect’s extraordinary wing strength. Read More
The art of communicating science: An interview with Beth Malow
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Showalter Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
This Vanderbilt University professor believes productive conversations stem from a simple formula – get curious, not furious. Read More
Meet the 2024 SOC grant awardees
Emmett Smith
These five science outreach and communication projects each receive up to $1,000 from the ASBMB to help promote the understanding of life at a molecular level. Read More
Seeking refuge in science
Minh Bui
“Be it our racial background, upbringing or gender, diversity helps advance science by filling in gaps,” Minh Bui writes. “Each person alone is not equipped to address every question.” Read More
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